Rawlings Museum in Las Animas Announces Summer Exhibit
MUSEUM ANNNOUNCES SUMMER EXHIBIT By Kathleen Tomlin June 1, 2021 Katheen Tomlin, Director, of the Rawlings Heritage Center & Museum, in Las Animas, has announced that the JOHN FLINN SUMMER EXHIBIT will be held this year. from June 12th through Lab...
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Stuart West New Man on the Block
Stuart West New Man on the Block by Ed Stafford Stuart West is the new Superintendent at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site. He has come at an auspicious time in the fort's history: This year marks the 200th anniversary of the Santa Fe Trail, ...
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Canyons & Plains receives CRAFT Award from Colorado Tourism Office
PRESS RELEASE, May 25, 2021.............. Canyons & Plains Regional Heritage Task Force, in the Canyons & Plains travel region, was awarded a Colorado Rural Academy for Tourism (CRAFT) Recovery Mentor program by the&a
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Boggsville Historic Landmark Under Multiphase Restoration
Boggsville Historic Landmark Under Multiphase Restoration -Project Needs Your Suppport The Boggsville National Register Historic Site, located in the rural community of Las Animas, Colorado, is undergoing major, multi-phase conservation efforts, a...
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Colorado VS American Indian Mascot SB21-116 Public Input May 20
This bill has been assigned to the Senate and House Education Committees. The bill is scheduled for hearing in the House on Thursday, May 20th at 1:30 PM. If community members are interested in learning more, they can access the bill and current a...
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Local author launches her memoir about Bent's Fort NHS
Local author launches her memoir about Bent's Fort NHS "Alejandra: First Lady of the New Bent's Old Fort," the new memoir by Alejandra Aldred-Adams, will celebrate its release to the public at a "launch party" at Woodruff Memorial Library in La Ju...
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LAS ANIMAS CLASS OF 2021 Struck with Tragedy, Holds Thunderous Graduation
LAS ANIMAS CLASS OF 2021 Struck with Tragedy-Ceremony Accented by Lightning Storm and Sorrow & Bravery High School Graduation Season Coincides with the Southeast Colorado Severe Weather Season, But that Held Little Matter to the Las Animas Community.
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Bent’s Old Fort Fee Change Proposal
Bent’s Old Fort Fee Change Proposal La Junta, CO – Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site managers will be presenting two public meetings at Woodruff Memorial Library, located at 522 Colorado Avenue in La Junta. The purpose of the meetings i...
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BENT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY All Class Coffee
BENT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY All Class Coffee By: Kathleen Tomlin All Bent County and Las Animas High School alumnae are invited to attend the All-Class Coffee at the John W. Rawlings Heritage Center and Museum on Saturday, May 29th. It is a gre...
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Santa Fe Trail 200th Symposium Featured Speaker: David Beyreis
Santa Fe Trail 200th Symposium Featured Speaker: David Beyreis The Bent's Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Association sends congratulations to David Beyreis who will be a featured speaker at the Santa Fe Trail 200th Symposium with his presentat...
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